NBC SPORTS' 2026-27 BIG TEN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED, FEATURING 80+ GAMES ON NBC, PEACOCK, AND NBCSN

Defending National Champion Michigan Wolverines (Men) and UCLA Bruins (Women) Appear Six and Three Times, Respectively, on NBC Sports Platforms

Two Big Ten Men's Games Live on NBC and Peacock: USC Hosts 2026 National Champion Michigan (Sat., Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. ET) and Ohio State (Sat., Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. ET)

JuJu Watkins and USC Women Host Ohio State on NBC and Peacock on Sun., Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. ET

NBC Sports' 2026-27 College Basketball Schedule to Feature 165 Men's and Women's Games Across the BIG EAST, Big Ten, and Big 12

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STAMFORD, Conn. - Oct. 6, 2026 - NBC Sports presents a slate of more than 80 Big Ten men's and women's basketball games this season, featuring regular-season and early-round Big Ten Tournament games across NBC, Peacock and NBCSN.

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NBC SPORTS' BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

NBC Sports' Big Ten men's basketball schedule tips off on Peacock and NBCSN with a non-conference doubleheader on Thursday, Nov. 5, as Indiana hosts Bellarmine at 6 p.m. ET and Michigan State, led by Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Jeremy Fears Jr., hosts Toledo at 8 p.m. ET. Last season, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo led the Spartans to a 27-8 record and their third NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance in four years.

Defending national champion Michigan will make five appearances on Peacock and NBCSN this season, highlighted by matchups against Louisville (Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon ET), at Nebraska (Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. ET), against Oregon (Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. ET), at UCLA (Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 10 p.m. ET), and against Illinois (Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. ET). The Wolverines will also visit USC on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Michigan posted a program-record 37-3 mark and captured its first national championship since 1989 last season. The Wolverines return Preseason All-Big Ten Team selections Elliot Cadeau and Trey McKenney for the 2026-27 campaign.

The Big Ten men's non-conference schedule is headlined by Arkansas visiting Indiana (Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. ET), Vanderbilt visiting Ohio State (Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. ET), and Iowa hosting Alabama (Monday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. ET).

USC hosts a second game on NBC and Peacock on Saturday, Feb. 20, welcoming Ohio State to the Galen Center at 3 p.m. ET.

Big Ten conference play begins on Peacock and NBCSN with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Dec. 1, as Matt Painter and the 2026 Big Ten Tournament champion Purdue Boilermakers host the Iowa Hawkeyes at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the Wisconsin Badgers visiting the Northwestern Wildcats at 9 p.m. ET.

Peacock and NBCSN will present four Big Ten Men's Tournament games this season - two in the first round and two in the second round - on March 9-10, 2027.

Last season, the Big Ten sent nine teams to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, including 2026 Big Ten Tournament champion Purdue and Final Four participant Illinois, as well as Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, UCLA and Ohio State.

NBC SPORTS' 2026-27 BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE:

DATE TIME (ET) MATCHUP PLATFORMS
Thurs., Nov. 5 6 p.m. Bellarmine at Indiana Peacock, NBCSN
Thurs., Nov. 5 8 p.m. Toledo at Michigan State Peacock, NBCSN
Fri., Nov. 6 8 p.m. St. Thomas (MN) at Minnesota Peacock, NBCSN
Fri., Nov. 13 8 p.m. Virginia at Maryland Peacock, NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 15 4:30 p.m. New Haven at Penn State Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Nov. 17 7:30 p.m. Arkansas at Indiana Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Nov. 24 7 p.m. Vanderbilt at Ohio State Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 1 7 p.m. Iowa at Purdue Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 1 9 p.m. Wisconsin at Northwestern Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 5 Noon Louisville at Michigan Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 8 7 p.m. Illinois at Minnesota Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 8 9 p.m. Purdue at Wisconsin Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 19 2:30 p.m. Lafayette at Penn State Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 19 4:30 p.m. Quinnipiac at UCLA Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 19 4:30 p.m. Jacksonville at USC Peacock, NBCSN^
Sun., Dec. 20 4:30 p.m. Portland State at Oregon Peacock, NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 21 7 p.m. Alabama at Iowa Peacock, NBCSN^
Mon., Dec. 28 10 p.m. Cornell at Washington Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 29 6 p.m. Delaware State at Rutgers Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 29 8 p.m. Chicago State at Northwestern Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 2 Noon Ohio State at Iowa Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 2 2 p.m. USC at Indiana Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 5 7 p.m. Michigan at Nebraska Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 5 9 p.m. Purdue at Illinois Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 9 3 p.m. Indiana at Washington Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 12 8 p.m. Ohio State at Purdue Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 12 10 p.m. Michigan State at USC Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 16 2 p.m. Illinois at Maryland Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 19 7 p.m. Oregon at Michigan Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 19 9 p.m. Nebraska at Illinois Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 23 3 p.m. Michigan at USC NBC, Peacock
Sat., Jan. 23 7 p.m. Northwestern at Oregon Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 26 6 p.m. Nebraska at Purdue Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 26 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Maryland Peacock, NBCSN^
Tues., Jan. 26 10 p.m. Michigan at UCLA Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 30 5 p.m. Nebraska at Iowa Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 2 7 p.m. Maryland at Michigan State Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 2 9 p.m. UCLA at Illinois Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 9 7 p.m. Illinois at Michigan Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 9 10 p.m. Minnesota at UCLA Peacock, NBCSN^
Tues., Feb. 16 7 p.m. Purdue at Indiana Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 16 9 p.m. Michigan State at Iowa Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Feb. 20 1 p.m. Penn State at Rutgers Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Feb. 20 3 p.m. Ohio State at USC NBC, Peacock
Sat., Feb. 20 5 p.m. Maryland at Washington Peacock, NBCSN^
Sun., Feb. 21 2 p.m. Northwestern at Minnesota Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 23 7 p.m. Michigan State at Indiana Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 23 9 p.m. USC at Nebraska Peacock, NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 28 5 p.m. Maryland at Rutgers Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., March 9 5 p.m. Big Ten Men's Tournament - First Round Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., March 9 7:30 p.m. Big Ten Men's Tournament - First Round Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., March 10 Noon Big Ten Men's Tournament - Second Round Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., March 10 2:30 p.m. Big Ten Men's Tournament - Second Round Peacock, NBCSN
^ Available to select NBCSN subscribers

NBC SPORTS' BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

The women's schedule tips off on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. ET with the Minnesota Golden Gophers hosting the Kansas Jayhawks on Peacock and NBCSN. Last season, the Jayhawks defeated the Gophers, 63-57, in an early-season matchup at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.

Big Ten conference play begins on Saturday, Dec. 5, when Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year JuJu Watkins and USC visit Washington at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN. In 2026, the Trojans earned an NCAA Tournament berth and advanced to the Round of 32, where they fell to eventual national runner-up South Carolina.

Defending national champion UCLA will make three appearances on Peacock and NBCSN this season, highlighted by matchups at Indiana (Friday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. ET), against Illinois (Saturday, Jan. 30, at 3 p.m. ET), and at rival USC (Thursday, Feb. 25, at 9:30 p.m. ET). The Bruins posted a near-perfect 37-1 record during the 2025-26 season and won five of their six NCAA Tournament games by 12 or more points en route to the first national championship in program history.

On Sunday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. ET, USC hosts Ohio State live on NBC and Peacock. Ohio State finished the 2025-26 season with a 27-8 record and advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament and the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

NBC Sports will present three first-round games from the 2027 Big Ten Women's Tournament live on Peacock and NBCSN on Wednesday, March 3.

The Big Ten sent a conference-record-tying 12 teams to the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, the most of any Division I conference. UCLA, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State led the conference's contingent, with each earning a top-12 overall seed.

NBC SPORTS' 2026-27 BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE:

DATE TIME (ET) MATCHUP PLATFORMS
Wed., Nov. 18 8 p.m. Kansas at Minnesota Peacock, NBCSN
Fri., Nov. 20 10 p.m. Stanford at Washington Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 5 6 p.m. USC at Washington Peacock, NBCSN
Fri., Dec. 11 7 p.m. Michigan at Maryland Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 29 1 p.m. Iowa at Illinois Peacock, NBCSN^
Tues., Dec. 29 3 p.m. USC at Wisconsin Peacock, NBCSN^
Thurs., Jan. 7 7 p.m. Ohio State at Michigan Peacock, NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 7 9 p.m. Washington at Illinois Peacock, NBCSN
Fri., Jan. 8 6 p.m. UCLA at Indiana Peacock, NBCSN
Fri., Jan. 8 8 p.m. USC at Maryland Peacock, NBCSN
Sun., Jan. 10 Noon Oregon at Michigan Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., Jan. 20 8 p.m. Michigan at Illinois Peacock, NBCSN^
Sat., Jan. 23 5 p.m. Washington at Michigan Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., Jan. 27 7 p.m. USC at Indiana Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., Jan. 27 9 p.m. Iowa at Washington Peacock, NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 30 3 p.m. Illinois at UCLA Peacock, NBCSN
Tues., Feb. 2 10 p.m. Illinois at USC Peacock, NBCSN^
Thurs., Feb. 4 8:30 p.m. Iowa at Nebraska Peacock, NBCSN
Thurs., Feb. 18 10 p.m. Michigan State at USC Peacock, NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 21 4 p.m. Ohio State at USC NBC, Peacock
Wed., Feb. 24 6:30 p.m. Indiana at Michigan Peacock, NBCSN
Thurs., Feb. 25 7:30 p.m. Maryland at Iowa Peacock, NBCSN
Thurs., Feb. 25 9:30 p.m. UCLA at USC Peacock, NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 28 1 p.m. Michigan at Michigan State Peacock, NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 28 3 p.m. Illinois at Minnesota Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., March 3 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Women's Tournament - First Round Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., March 3 6 p.m. Big Ten Women's Tournament - First Round Peacock, NBCSN
Wed., March 3 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Women's Tournament - First Round Peacock, NBCSN
^ Available to select NBCSN subscribers

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